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    aiyo Nicky, you are a 苏东. go and read #33.
    why I don't do garden hybrids and aquarium strains: natural species is a history of Nature, while hybrids are just the whims of Man.
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    Quote Originally Posted by hwchoy
    of course, GaspingGurami is the authority on this
    Wah thank you!

    Ikan Sepat is called Sampan He in Hokkien
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    Quote Originally Posted by Justikanz
    Angel fish is cang1 yu2, similar to the marine fish that we eat steamed...
    Pomfret!!!!!!!!....yummy

    I always thought that the Cang Yu they are talking about is actually referring to the pomfret we eat, only more fancy.

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    I know a bored person who tried steamed 'cang yu' (Pterophyllum scalare) one day....

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    actually as far as I can tell, 神仙鱼 refers to angelfish (Pterophyllum) while 七彩神仙鱼 refers to Discus.
    why I don't do garden hybrids and aquarium strains: natural species is a history of Nature, while hybrids are just the whims of Man.
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    That's the problem you were mentioning with using common names lor, Choy...
    Read me! :bigsmile: http://justikanz.blogspot.com/

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    Quote Originally Posted by budak
    I know a bored person who tried steamed 'cang yu' (Pterophyllum scalare) one day....
    how does it taste?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Justikanz
    That's the problem you were mentioning with using common names lor, Choy...

    let's just keep confusing everyone until they all use scientific names
    why I don't do garden hybrids and aquarium strains: natural species is a history of Nature, while hybrids are just the whims of Man.
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